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Sept. 6, 1932.

l. W. COOPER SPRING CLIP FOR ORNAMENTS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 29, 1931INVENTOR Israel NUw ver ATTOR N E Y Patented Sept. 6,1932

UNITED; STATES.

ISRAEL w. COOPER, ormrw ronx, N. Y.

srnmecmr roa ORNAMENTSAND T E LIKE 7 Application filed December 29,1931. Serial No. 583,722.

' dresses, hats and shoes.

A main object of the invention is to provide an attaching means or clipfor an ornament of this kind, which is particularly adapted for feminineuse in that no mechanical skill whatever is required for afiixing it toa garment.

A further object is the provision in such a clip of tension means whichcannot be strain-ed beyond its point of elasticity.

Another object is to provide for such an ornament, an affixing orgripping member made entirely of one piece and which with the ornamentproper, combines to form a simple two piece structure requiring no hingepins or separate springs.

A further object is to provide on the ornament to which the clip is tobe attached, an integral lug formed with means to mount the clip, saidmeans being provided with an angled top surface which serves topositively limit the movement of the gripping member or clip whenopened, so that the tension spring may not be unduly strained.

Other useful objects will become apparent from the followingspecifications which describes the attending drawing and whichillust-rates a preferred embodiment of the invention and in which:

Fig. l is illustrative of a rear view of an ornament provided withgripping means or clip in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates a side view thereof as used, and

Fig. 3 shows a vertical sectional view as taken along the line 33 ofFig. 1,with the gripping member in its outermost position.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail, there is shown at 5 the rearside of an ornament 6 which is of generally well known construction. Itis usually a casting of soft white metal set with rhinestones. In thisinstance it is preferred that a bifurcated lug 7 be integrally cast withthe ornament 6 and that the lug be provided with a bridgelike member 8.

-' At its free end the member 9 The gripping member or clip 9 ispreferably made of thin but fairly rigid metal stock capable of beingformed in punching and forming dies. .Speed from thelongitudinal-margins of the member 9, slits 10 may be made formng acentral tab 11 and two adjacent tines 12 which are curved to produceresilient members as shown.

' From the center of the tab 11 there is preferably punched a tongue 13which may be readily bent-around the bridge 8 forming a hinge to unitefor articulation the ornament 6 with the gripping member is preferablyprong or prongs l4 portion of a garment such provided'with a grippingfor coaction with a as is shown at 15.

The spring tines 12 are bent or curved to such a degree-that when theirends and the prongs let all bear againstthe rear side 5 of the'ornamentn0 loo'seness between the ornament and gripping member will be apparent,i." e., the springs 12 will be under slight ten sion. It is desirabletherefore that the springs 12 impinge against the ornament on the sideof the lug 7 opposite from where the prongs'li impinge. It is apparentthen that the prongs 14 may be removed from contact with the rear sideof the ornament to permit insertion of a portion of a garment betweenthe ornament and the gripping member by applying pressure against theend ofthe tab 11, which serves as a fingerpiece and as the ends of thesprings 12 are firmly impinged against the ornament, the springs will befurther tensioned as indicated in Fig. 3. WVhen the pressure is releasedfrom the tab 11 the gripping member will assume the position shown inFig. 2 with the prongs l4 pressing into the garment and the springs 12intension.

The lug 7 is preferably provided with a flat,

slightly angled top 16 for engagement with the under face of the tab 11.The degree of this angle will determine the amount of separation betweenthe ornament and the gripas descriptive and illustrative only, and notas restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously anembodiment may be constructed including many modifications Withoutdeparting from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in theappended claims Havin g,; tlnus; described -mfy inventrfion :pvhat Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters 7 10 Patent, is: t V

1. Means for detachablvfaffiiiiiig anornak ment to a garment comprisingan ornament having an integral lug proVid'e'd-w-itliabriidge; a grippingmember hingedly. ,enga1ged.,with I the bridge, spring members'integral 3formed at 3 one, end; of the gripping; member, prongs formed at. theother, saidspring members and prong arranged ,to, impinge-upon the-rearfate: oivthei ornament on opposite-sides of; the

lug and an operating tab integraliwith the ppi g=.n1em e V a 21f The;CQmbiI12 tiOILyWil3h-3 detaehable ornament having a hinge-,pintle:integ'ral therewith, of-a. gripping member for a detach- 25' -able,ornamenti 1 comprising-g body j portion having-hingemeans engage able.with the, pilitle, on the ornament, an operatingtab disposed at one endof the body, portionwuxwedsprings om eaeh; side'of the tabv and ..co-extensive there- :Wlih and prongs on thelother end of the} body pprtinm. t

3. A removably attachableggarmentornament comprising c ast p ornament-.member having; an integgalruhinge 111%,) a :gripping 36 membe ghaving; an integlii luihingeg member engegsablerwith b1]ehingel giiofpringimemi bqns ;,i1r:egrali With the, gripping rnemb er arranggd toimpinge againsttthemreanziof the ornament member zandrbelow thehimgeulug d;:-an X elongatedu portion; ot the igrip ping member;arranged; to impinge; the rear of the onnament-iaboverthe hinge luggiandamv angled tdppn; the-hinge lugengageable with apprtienlgf thegrippingmembente1imititsimnvementeand tov 'pr esentaunduexstrainingeofthe pingimemberaq State oflNesv; :York, 6 this 28th: day; of; Decems19341i V.u 7 ISRAELNWCOOBERM

